EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 27, 2019 0 Comments actor, actress, approach, atmosphere, drama, face, facial expression, feeling, ghastly, movie, ogre, performance, serious, seriousness, whiff Kiki Semaru (鬼気迫る – Serious/Ghastly) Kiki Semaru 鬼気迫る I sometimes see actors/actresses who have a face described as kiki semaru (鬼気迫る) in movies and dramas. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Feb 08, 2018Jan 03, 2024 actor, human life, idiom, important event, isse ichidai, Japanese drama, kabuki, last stage, lifetime, performance Isse Ichidai (一世一代 – Something of One’s Life) Isse Ichidai 一世一代 Today may be a very important day called 一世一代 (isse ichidai) for me. 今日は私にとって、「一世一代」の重要な日かもしれません。 The four-character idiom, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 29, 2016Jan 06, 2024 actor, atarru, daikon, etymology, food poisoning, ham actor, Japanese, performance, shiro, vegetable Daikon Yakusha (Daikon Radish Actor) Daikon Yakusha 大根役者 Yesterday, I talked about the word “daikon ashi” (daikon radish legs). 昨日は、大根足という言葉を紹介しました。 Today, I’d like to talk Read More